Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-13
TIE MISSION CHAPEL
DEDICATION OF THE gMEcHAN1CsvILLZ-
TURNPIKE BUILDIsG.
Work Of Unior-station sunday School
Methodist and Baptist sunday-school
Msetings-0ther Notes.


chapel just built by the Union-Station
Sunday school, on the Mechanicsyille
turnpike a few yards from the toll-gate,
on Sunday afternoon last at 1 o'clock
10 attend the dedicatory services and
the monthly meeting of the Methodist
Sun6ay-School Society.
The exercises were opened with a vol
untary by selected choir from Union
Station, led by Mr.. r. S. NJ. Valentine.
Rev. J. G.. Martin. pastor OF the
Union-Station church, led in prayer
and read the opening scriptures from
Genesis 10th chapter, and Hebrews
10th chapter. He then announced the
following as the text for the dedicatory
sermon: "If / forget Thee, Oh !
Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her
cunning. Psalms, 18th chapter, 9TH
verse.
He said the text refers to the time
4hen the Israelites were captives in
Babylon, and was uttered under the
taunis Of their cruel captors. The
Israelites refused to sing the songs re-
quired of them, aud under the patriotic
feelings engendered by the remem-
brance OF their fatherland uttered the
sentiments Of the text. He then an
nounced the following points for con
! sideration First he nature of the
| Christians attachment to the Church Of
God. Second. The evidences of his
attachment. Third. The grounds OF
this attachment.
0l Exteroal circumstances do not
form the tie that binds the Christian to
God. If the Israelites could enshrine
Jerusalem in their hearts under such
adverse surroundings. how much more
shall the Christian love his God and
his Church under the impulse Of Il
Christian love as inculcated by our Sa-
viour
(2) Man retains most vividly the re-
membranes of those things that he
considers valuable. The Christian eyi-
dences bis attachment to Zion by his
remembrance of her under all circuD-
Stances by his prayers for her success
and the extension of her borders, and
by earnest efforts in her behalf
(3) Because Zion is the Christians
home-the place he loves most, his
mother, and his hope because it is
tic place OF divine manifestation here
the Lord blesses his people because
it is the only hope OF the world. The
Church is the light of the world, and
Gods people are the salt of the earth.
The sermon was very impressive
one.
The pastor then proceeded to the
formal dedication Of the chapel. Mr.
Charles II. Hasker, on the part OF the
membership. offered the editice for the
service of God. Then followed the
dedicatory p aver, delivered by the
! pastor. and the church was formally
opened tor preaching and Sunday
school work under the auspices oi
Union-Station Methodist church.
sUNDAY-scHOOL SOCIETY.
Mr.. A. L. West, president of the
Methodist Sunday. School Society, then
took charge of the meeting, and stated
that the Sunday School Society esteem
ed it privilege to be co-worker with
tie earnest friends who had established
tlis chapel.
Mr.. Charles ?. Rady acted as secre-
tary.
Mr.. Charles II. Hasker, superin-
tendent Of the Mission School, rade
an interesting report Of the mission
work in this neighborhood. He said
that in 1855 Mir. W. T. Hecher o.
Union-Stat!on church, offered a reso-
luton looking to united effort in es-
tablshing mission work on the Me
chenicsville turnpike. An examination
Of the field Of operations resulted iu
the selection of public-scbOol house
on the road, which was occupied for
about eighteen months, with roll o.
fiity-six mission scholars not attending
other schools. Last November the
school was closed for the winter, and
the br thren determined on building L
chapel The Mechanicsville Turnpike
COMPANY granted the use OF the present
site for ten years free of charge. The
work of building was begun, aud the
new chapel is the result. The chapel
is nearly paid for, and the school will
reorganize next Sunday afternoon az
$3.50 O'Clock, with the following corps
of officers and teachers : buperinten-
dent, c. II. Hasker Assistant SuperiB
tendent, j. c. Gentry Secretary, Min
atre Folkes Treasurer, Charles +.
Brauer; Organists, Misses Minnie
Folkesand Maggie Mitchell Teachers,
w. L. Heckler, Ii. c. Heckler, Charles
Z. Brauer, James Baker, Charles Pol
lard, NJ. Martin, Mr.. Walker, Mr.. May
kben, George ID. Coles, James Shinait.
hliss Minnie Robertson, and Mrs
fNootten.
The president then introduced Pro
fessor Smithdale and Mr.. G. w. Hun
ter, who made interesting addresses,
concentrating the workers on their
success and encouraging them 10 per
severe in the good work.
Mr.. West made a few pertinent
closing remarks, and announced that
the next meeting will be held at Trinity
church the second Sunday in October.
The Board OF Directors will meet at
Broad Street church on the fourth Sun
day in this month.
BAPTIST sUNDAY-scHooL ASSOCIATION.
An interesting meeting of the Bap-
tist Sunday School Association of Rich
mond and Manchester was held Sun
day afternoon at the Clopton-Street
Baptist church, Manchester. DR.. Z.
P. Mathews presided, with Mr.. Robert
A. Cary as secretary. The singing
was excellent, especially the solo by
Miss Alice Callenburger and the duet
by Misses Briggs and Morrissette. The
dialogues by several OF the girls o.
Clopton-Street school under the direc
ton of their superintendent, Judge b.
A. Hancock, added very much to the
interest of the occasion. After thr
monthly reports were read short and
impressive speeches were made by Pro
fessor II. II. Harris. Hon. II. X. Ely
son, and DR.. A. L. Dickinson, after
which the meeting adjourned. The
next meeting will take place at the
East-End Baptist church the second
Sunday in October. The summary be-
low shows the average ATTIC ndance foi
the month ending September /, 1887